Insemination Services

Planning a pregnancy is an exciting time. For some, it is also a time when outside assistance is needed. We are committed to providing expertise, support and choice in your process.

We offer donor insemination, both intracervical and intrauterine, with fresh or frozen sperm. Our insemination services program is for healthy people, partnered or single, of any sexual orientation, seeking to begin or grow their families using known or anonymous sperm donors. Partners and known donors are welcome in our clinic throughout the insemination process. Visits are personalized to meet individual needs. We do not provide insemination services for individuals with infertility.

Generally, your first appointment will be an initial insemination consultation visit, which includes discussion of your health history and an overview of the insemination process. Charges for appointments are determined using a sliding scale based on income and depend on the length of the visit.

The following are helpful to have with you at the time of the initial consultation, but are not necessary if you are just beginning to investigate this process.

Documentation of at least 3-6 months of fertility signs including basal body temperatures and at least 3 months of LH surges with home LH testing

Information about where the sperm will be coming from (sperm bank or known donor).

Results of annual exam and labs that have been done within the year

If you do not have the above information, we can discuss with you how to track your fertility signs, LH surge and basal body temperature, as well as help you decide where to get your sperm. If you have not had an annual exam in the last year, you may schedule one with us. An annual exam is usually covered by insurance, though the lab tests needed to proceed with the insemination may not be covered.

Before the first insemination:

The insemination recipient’s lab work must be complete

If using a known donor, the donor’s lab work must be complete

Arrangements must be made to get the sperm to our clinic for the insemination

Please call us to check appointment availability at our clinic locations. Please note that weekend appointments and locations are limited.

Testimonials

Today at Cedar River, my visit was excellent. The staff treated me very good, it felt like family. They don’t judge you and they are very trusting.

From the time I called to schedule my appointment with Cedar River until I walked out the door, I was consistently made to feel comfortable and confident.

We felt so well taken care of from start to finish. We were very impressed and could not have asked for more.

You went above and beyond to make sure I got the help I needed financially and emotionally.

Thank you for being a bright spot and safe place during our difficult decision.

Your concern for our physical, mental and spiritual well being helped us get through this difficult time…

I thank you for taking your time, holding my hand as you listen to my words, as you dried my tears.

Cedar River Clinics are independent feminist clinics in the greater Seattle and Tacoma areas. We are not a Planned Parenthood affiliate.